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The Legal Amazon occupies 49.29% of the Brazilian territory, being composed of nine different states, which together have a population of approximately 33 million people, that is approximately 16% of the Brazilian population, one of the main causes of this disproportion being the lack of adequate logistics for the transport of people and goods in the region, which means that several municipalities in the interior are isolated. Despite all its importance and especially its enormous potential, the Amazonian logistical challenge was never solved.

Currently, trips along the Amazon can be done in two ways, the first is by boat and the second is by plane. The boat's big problem is its speed, which in the best of cases can reach an average speed of 50km/h, something considerably low when considering the size of the region, another problematic point of this means of transport is the amateurism of the vast majority of companies that transport people in the region. The plane has two major problems, the first is o too high implementation cost, as it requires a large infrastructure to receive it and the second is its cost per use is also very high which makes its operation not economically viable in the region.

How to interconnect the Amazon efficiently and with low implementation costs?

Aeroriver is designing a flying boat adapted to the operational conditions of the Amazon territory, called Volitan. This vehicle will have the capacity to transport 10 passengers, or the equivalent of 1 ton in cargo, with a cruising speed of 150 km/h (3 times faster than the fastest speedboats). The takeoff and landing will be done in the rivers, using the hull developed for this purpose and all this with a fuel consumption close to that of a boat.

This solution will bring a very large gain in speed to the region, all without the need for a large implementation cost, given that the vehicle will use the rivers and not a high cost per use. A vehicle with these capabilities has the potential to modify the logistics of several sectors, such as: